"Certificate No. 9737. The United States of America. To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas Richard Thomas of Marion County, Indiana has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Indianapolis whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Richard Thomas, according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled 'An Act making further provision for the sale of Public Lands,' for:

The West half of the North West quarter of Section four in Township fourteen North of range four East in the District of Lands office for Sale at Indianapolis, Indiana containing Seventy-two acres and Ninety two hundredths of an Acre

according to the official plat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the SURVEYOR GENERAL, which said tract has been purchased by the said Richard Thomas . . . .

Andrew Jackson, President of the United States . . . the eleventh day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight-hundred and twenty-nine . . ."

The West half of the North West quarter of Section four of Township fourteen North of range four East in the District of Lands office for Sale at Indianapolis, Indiana containing Seventy-two acres and Ninety two hundredths of an Acre